Greek Rivals (Week 7 Preview)
The women have a home and home with archrivals Boston College including one at Agganis, while the men head to Connecticut to face Quinnipiac
The women (2-8-0, HEA (7th): 2-3-0) take on Boston College in a home-and-home while the men (5-5-1, HEA (1st): 3-3-0) face Quinnipiac in a single game in Hamden.
Women’s
The Terriers have another Hockey East test against the Boston College Eagles in a home (November 13th, 6pm, Conte Forum) and home (November 14th, 7pm, Agganis Arena).
Boston College
(5-6-1, HEA (2nd): 4-2-1)
A home and home against their archrival Boston College Eagles is on tap this week for the Terriers, including a trip to Agganis Arena.
BU enters the series after a split with Maine in Orono (1-3, 2-1). Clara Yuhn and Sydney Healey both recorded multipoint games in the win. Michelle Pasiechnyk stopped 59 of 63 shots (.937) on the weekend.
BC enters the series, coincidentally, after a split with UConn with the same scorelines (1-3, 2-1). Eagles’ leading scorer, freshman Ava Thomas, scored the game winner—her 7th goal of the season—on Saturday with just two seconds to play in regulation. Thomas has starred for BC, leading the team in goals (7), assists (9), and points (16). She is tied for the most points among Hockey East skaters and 2nd in goals, one off the lead. In net, senior Grace Campbell has started every game for the Eagles with a 2.96 GAA and .917 SV%.
The Terriers and Eagles will face off at Agganis Arena for the 2nd straight season, last time the Eagles claimed the 2-3 win in front of a Hockey East record crowd (2,866). The last time BU and BC faced off, the Terriers won a 3-2 double overtime game at Walter Brown Arena to send the Terriers to the Hockey East Tournament Title Game.
Records
28-39-8 vs. BC (4-3-1 under Tara Watchorn)
12-4-3 at Agganis Arena (5-2-1)
0-1-0 vs. BC at Agganis Arena (0-1-0)
Stats
Riley Walsh’s last goal was the game tying goal against the Eagles in the Hockey East Tournament semifinal
Clara Yuhn leads all current Terriers with 7 points vs. BC, Sydney Healey leads with 4 goals
Lola Reid recorded 64.3% of her points last season at Agganis Arena
Men’s
The Terriers take a trip down to Hamden, CT to face Quinnipiac in a single matinée (November 15th, 4 pm)
Quinnipiac
(6-3-2, ECAC (10th): 1-1-0)
For the first time since 2017 the Terriers head to Hamden to face the Quinnipiac Bobcats.
The Terriers enter the game after a weekend sweep of Merrimack (3-2 (OT), 5-4). Cole Hutson scored the OT game winner on Friday night—and adding another on Saturday—becoming the 5th Terrier defensemen to score a goal against every Hockey East opponent he faced. Sacha Boisvert recorded a career high 4 point game on Saturday night.
Quinnipiac split their conference weekend, losing to Yale on Friday, 2-4 and beating Brown 4-3 in overtime. Former Terrier Jeremy Wilmer scored the game winner on Saturday. Wilmer is tied for the team lead in goals with 6 with sophomore Chris Pelosi, and is tied for 2nd in points with freshman Markus Vidicek. Freshman Ethan Wyttenbach leads all Bobcats with 12 points. In net, sophomore Dylan Silverstein (2.05 GAA/.897 SV%) has split time with junior Matej Marinov (2.22/.899).
This will be the Terriers first game vs. Quinnipiac since November 22nd, 2023 a BU 3-2 win in Beanpot Champion Vinny Duplessis’ return to Agganis. Current Bobcat Jeremy Wilmer scored the Terrier’s first goal in that game.
Records
4-1-0 vs. Quinnipiac (1-0-0 under Jay Pandolfo)
2-0-0 vs. Quinnipiac on the road
37-19-6 in ECAC road games in the Hockey East Era (1-1-0)
Stats
Shane Bowers recorded the game winning goal in overtime in the Terriers’ last visit to QU
Owen McLaughlin is the only active Terrier to record a point against QU, recording an assist while playing for North Dakota on October 14th, 2022
